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MPEC 2003-U10 : 2002 AT5

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M.P.E.C. 2003-U10                                Issued 2003 Oct. 18, 11:04 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
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                                   2002 AT5

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-A58

Additional Observations:
     K02A05T 2C2003 07 30.51797221 28 14.479-28 05 14.12         23.8 R      568
     K02A05T 2C2003 07 30.52567721 28 13.975-28 05 14.83                     568
     K02A05T 2C2003 07 30.53555421 28 13.328-28 05 16.19                     568
     K02A05T 2C2003 07 31.55726521 27 09.205-28 07 06.39         23.6 R      568
     K02A05T 2C2003 07 31.56493521 27 08.719-28 07 07.03                     568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer F. Bernardi.  Measurers F. Bernardi, D. J. Tholen.
    2.2-m University of Hawaii reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
030730 568  7.3+  8.1+    030731 568  7.2+  8.3+    MPO 31962   -0.00006 day

Orbital elements:
2002 AT5
Epoch 2003 Dec. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                 MPC
M 156.53829              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22502936     Peri.  179.71161     -0.88744309     -0.41601617
a   2.6769685      Node   332.81372     +0.42200904     -0.56025481
e   0.5398091      Incl.   25.74174     +0.18534599     -0.71627166
P   4.38           H   17.8           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
020109 704  0.3+  0.5-    020118 704  0.9+  0.2-    020208 704  0.9-  0.7+
020109 704  0.1-  0.3-    020119 704  1.3-  0.1+    020208 704  0.4-  0.5-
020109 704  0.5+  0.6-    020119 704  0.1-  0.6+    020208 704  0.1+  0.1+
020109 704  0.4+  0.5-    020119 704  0.1+  1.9+    020210 428  0.0   0.3-
020109 704  0.3-  1.1-    020119 704  0.4+  0.0     020210 428  0.2+  0.6-
020110 046  0.2+  0.3-    020119 704  0.1-  1.2+    020210 422  0.3-  0.1+
020110 046  0.6-  0.1-    020119 704  0.4+  0.4+    020210 422  0.3-  0.1-
020110 046  0.2+  0.3+    020119 704  0.4+  0.0     020210 422  0.4-  0.1-
020110 046  0.1+  0.1-    020119 704  0.1-  0.2+    020212 413  0.3-  0.1+
020110 046  0.4-  0.2+    020119 704  0.8+  0.5-    020212 413  0.4-  0.2+
020110 344  0.3-  0.1-    020119 704  0.7+  0.4+    020219 413  0.3-  0.0
020110 344  0.1-  0.4-    020119 704  0.5+  0.6-    020219 413  0.1-  0.2+
020111 704  0.1-  0.4-    020119 704  0.3+  1.1-    020305 413  0.2-  0.3+
020111 704  0.4+  0.0     020119 704  0.1+  0.2-    020305 413  0.1-  0.3+
020111 704  0.3+  0.2+    020122 649  0.1-  0.2+    020326 413  0.1-  0.2-
020111 704  0.2+  0.1+    020122 649  0.0   0.6+    020605 413  0.4+  0.0
020111 704  0.4+  0.0     020122 649  0.3-  0.0     020605 413  0.3+  0.2-
020117 046  0.2+  0.4+    020125 649  0.1-  0.0     020606 413  0.2+  0.2-
020117 046  0.2-  0.6-    020125 649  0.1-  0.2+    020606 413  0.2+  0.3-
020117 046  0.4-  0.4-    020125 649  0.1-  0.0     020606 413  0.4+  0.3-
020117 046  0.5-  0.4+    020130 413  0.1+  0.0     030730 568  0.2-  0.3+
020118 704  1.3+  0.1-    020130 413  0.0   0.0     030730 568  0.4-  0.4+
020118 704  0.5-  0.9+    020130 413  0.2+  0.0     030730 568  0.6-  0.1+
020118 704  0.4+  0.4+    020208 704  1.0-  0.8+    030731 568  0.4-  0.5+
020118 704  1.4+  0.1-    020208 704  0.4+  0.9-    030731 568  0.3-  0.6+

Ephemeris:
2002 AT5                 a,e,i = 2.68, 0.54, 26                  q = 1.2319
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 10 18    20 38.15   -25 31.2    3.664    3.978   101.1    14.2    24.4
2003 10 28    20 40.00   -24 43.7    3.837    3.994    91.8    14.4    24.5
2003 11 07    20 43.46   -23 53.5    4.010    4.010    82.9    14.2    24.6
2003 11 17    20 48.27   -23 01.0    4.180    4.024    74.1    13.7    24.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U10

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